When I mention religion I mean the Christian religion; and not only the Christian religion, but the Protestant religion; and not only the Protestant religion, but the Church of England.
HENRY FIELDINGPublic schools are the nurseries of all vice and immorality.
More Henry Fielding Quotes
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Make money your god, and it will plague you like the devil.
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Some virtuous women are too liberal in their insults to a frail sister; but virtue can support itself without borrowing any assistance from the vices of other women.
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Tea! The panacea for everything from weariness to a cold to a murder Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
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Enough is equal to a feast.
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It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
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I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.
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When I’m not thanked at all, I’m thanked enough.
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We endeavor to conceal our vices under the disguise of the opposite virtues.
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A lottery is a taxation on all of the fools in creation.
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All nature wears one universal grin.
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A wonder lasts but nine days, and then the puppy’s eyes are open.
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In a debate, rather pull to pieces the argument of thy antagonists than offer him any of thy own; for thus thou wilt fight him in his own country.
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Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
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Thirst teaches all animals to drink, but drunkenness belongs only to man.
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A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.
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